2000 FORD F-350 Complaints

8-5-00 HAD TO BUY A REPLACEMENT TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT OF TRUCK. THERE WAS A LARGE SIZE BUBBLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF TIRES SIDEWALL. ON 9-1-00 HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER TIRE REPLACED ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE DUE TO LARGE BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. 9-6-00 WENT TO PIONEER FORD AND HAD SERVICE MANAGER (MARK ELFRING) LOOK AT TIRES AND HE STATED THAT I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ON MORE OF THE TIRES. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY ARE WILLING TO ONLY PRO RATE TIRES AND WE DO NOT WANT TO PUT MORE OF GENERAL TIRES ON OUR VEHICLE. 2 SEPARATE TIRE DEALERS (DISCOUNT TIRES) EMPLOYEES HAVE STATED TO US THAT THESE TIRES HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALL OF THE TIME AND THEY SEE THEM COMING IN LIKE TRUCK LOADS. WE WERE ALSO TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AT PIONEER FORD ON 9-6-00 THAT HE ALSO SEES THIS PROBLEM AND RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT235/85R- )

TRANSMISSION SLAMS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND IS OVERREVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRUCK PULLS UNCONTROLLABLY TO LEFT , WORSE UNDER HEAVY BRAKING, FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO ANSWERS YET TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, BRAKES STOP WORKING IF YOU HIT A LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING. *AK

TWO (2) BLOWOUTS ON ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE TIRES @ 70 MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS, REPLACED EACH TIRE WITH THE SAME TYPE TIRE. AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES AND POTENTIAL FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS CONCERNING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, STEERING, AND THROTTLE STICKING WHICH CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS. NLM

VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER PULLED OFF ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, AND THE OTHER VEHICLE TRIED TO MAKE A U-TURN, AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BROADSIDE. FRONT END WAS SMASHED, AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF . ALSO, ABS BRAKES DIDN'T KICK IN AT ALL.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS. TRANSMISSION OIL FILTER SHIFTS IN A MANNER THAT IT CUTS OUT TRANSMISSION FLOW WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN. FORD DOESN'T HAVE THE FILTERS AVAILABLE. DEALERS HAD TO DRILL HOLES ON THE SIDE TO ALLOW OIL TO FLOW. FORD AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, TSB ISSUED, BUT MODIFIED FILTERS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *AK *ML

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH FACTORY INSTALLED CLASS IV TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER. FOUND THAT STANDARD TRAILER SAFETY CHAINS WILL NOT FIT INTO SLOTS PROVIDED ON THE HITCH ASSEMBLY. LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER F350 OWNERS (MAY ALSO INCLUDE FORD F250 SUPER DUTY OWNERS) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH THEY HAVE SOLVED THEMSELVES BUY EITHER MODIFYING THE HITCH (HITCH IS NOT TO BE CUT, WELDED OR MODIFIED PER MANUFACTURES INSTRUCTIONS) OR JURY RIGGED THE HITCH IN SOME FASHION IN ORDER TO ATTACH THE TRAILERS SAFETY CHAINS TO THE TRUCKS. I HAVE EVEN OBSERVED ONE F350 TOWING WITHOUT THE SAFETY CHAINS ATTACHED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MANY PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES TO TOW HEAVY (UP TO 10,000 LBS) TRAILERS AND RECREATION VEHICLES. IT IS ALSO UNLAWFUL IN MOST (IF NOT ALL) STATES TO IMPROPERLY OR NOT ATTACH THESE SAFETY CHAINS WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. I ALSO FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT.*AK

I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME AND THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A BINDING IN THE REAR WHEN TURNING AND THE GAS MILEAGE STARTED TO DECREASE THE TRASSFER CASE WAS NOISY IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAREND AND THEY ORDERED PARTS IT TOOK 8 DAYS TO GET MY TRUCK BACK WHEN I PICKED IT UP IT STILL HAD ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS AND AT THAT TIME I TOOK A MECHANIS FOR A RIDE HE NOTICED THE SAME THINGS THAT I DID AT THAT TIME I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK ON MONDAY AT WHICH I DID THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE PROBLEMS WHERE NOT THERE I ALSO HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DIFF SEAL LEAKING THEY REPLACED THE SEAL AND CALLED ME TO COME AND PICK IT UP AT WHICTCK TIME I ASKED ABOUT THE NOISE THAT WAS IN THE DRIVE LINE HE TOLD ME THAT HE DROVE THE TRUCK SEVERAL MILES AND HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK WAS READY FOR PICK-UP I STATED THAT I WOULD NOT PICK UP THE TRUCK UNTILL I TALKED TO A REP AND HE TOLD ME THAT I COULD NOT TALK TO ONE AT THAT I ENDED THE PHONE CALL I CALLED HIS BOSS AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM HE STATED HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT THE FIRST SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME BACK AT WHITCH TIME HE TOLD ME THAT HE DROVE ONE WITH A GAS THAT HAD 700 MILES ON IT AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFF I TALKED TO HIM TODAY AND AT THIS TIME THEY CAN NOT FIND EXACTUALLY WHERE THE NOIS IS BUT IT IS IN THE DRIVE LINE

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP, FRONT END HAS A DEFINITE SHAKE. TIRES WEARING UNEVEN AT 1500 MILES. CONCERNED FRONT END SHAKE WILL PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE AND BECOME A SAFETRY PROBLEM ON THE ROAD. *AK